Mayor LaToya Cantrell reported to work at City Hall on Monday, even as she awaits a process familiar to suspected offenders with fresh federal charges.

Officials allege she defrauded the city while trying to keep hidden her relationship with a police officer assigned to protect her.

Mayor LaToya Cantrell's indictment has thrown New Orleans into uncharted political territory, just months before voters pick her successor. Why it matters: The indictment deepens a crisis of confidence in City Hall,